Turns out the glut of running backs on the Oakland Raiders roster wasn't so uncomfortable that the team couldn't squeeze in self-proclaimed "do it all guy" Randy Jordan after all.

Released by the Raiders earlier this week, Jordan has already re-signed with the team, netting a one-year contract worth $675,000. The deal includes a signing bonus of $25,000 and a salary of $650,000. It permits Oakland to take advantage of a new rule that grants a salary cap break to teams who sign long-time veterans to minimum salary contracts.

Although he will earn $675,000, Jordan will count just $475,000 against the Oakland salary cap for the 2002 season. Because of league rules, the team first had to release Jordan in able to be able to sign him to the new, cap-friendly contract.

Jordan, 31, had been slated to earn a base salary of $1 million under his previous contract.

Despite being three-deep at tailback and with two fullbacks on the roster, the Raiders still feel they will have room for Jordan on the roster. An eight-year league veteran who spent the past four seasons with the team, Jordan, 31, has never started a game during his tenure in Oakland and has just four starts on his overall NFL resume, but the Raiders value his all-around skills.

Jordan is an accomplished third-down back, a solid kickoff return specialist, and a contributor on the special teams coverage units.

He actually began his career with the then-Los Angeles Raiders in 1993, when he signed as an undrafted free agent from North Carolina. He played for Jacksonville for three seasons (1995-97), before re-joining the Raiders in 1998. His best season was in 2000, when he posted 213 rushing yards and caught 27 passes for 299 yards.

For his career, Jordan has appeared in 108 games. He has 560 rushing yards and six touchdowns on 149 carries and has caught 56 passes for 577 yards and two touchdowns.

Len Pasquarelli is a senior writer for ESPN.com.